Ukraine: Citizens killed and dozens injured in attacks in Kharkiv and Kyiv

Aid and rescue workers are on the ground in Kyiv and Kharkiv after airstrikes killed residents and injured dozens, according to Ocha.

Among those affected was a girl whose mother was killed in an attack. Across Kyiv, one civilian was reported killed and 11 injured.

Aid workers provided shelter materials as well as psychological and legal support, to help meet the immediate needs of civilians.

The Ukrainian Red Cross says so emergency response teams helped rescue eight people following a Russian missile attack in Kharkiv in northeastern Ukraine – near the Russian border – and aid points have been set up for those affected.

There is no energy ceasefire

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on social media that Russia had done it attacked Ukraine overnight with more than 100 drones, munitions and ballistic missiles roaming around.

In Kharkov, a Residential buildings were destroyed and four people were killedwith rescue teams searching for people under the rubble most of the night, he reported. Forty-one people were injured in town in one night.

Kyiv was hit by five ballistic missiles that hit civilian infrastructure, the Ukrainian president added.

He emphasized that Ukraine had not carried out attacks on Russian oil refineries or the energy sector since the US President announced an energy ceasefire two days earlier, but Russia continued to attack Ukrainian energy facilities.

Ukraine is ready to take reciprocal steps towards de-escalation, he said. According to news reports, Russia said “contacts are ongoing”, without providing any details regarding a potential ceasefire.

Children pay the price

The number of deaths among children continues to increase. Over the weekend, six children were reported killed and 11 injured, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday.

“As more children are killed, more families face unimaginable loss. This violence must not become the new normal,” the agency said.

Restoring service in Mykolaiv

Meanwhile, in the Mykolaiv region, the UN project services agency on the ground, UNOPSis Work with local authorities to restore damaged public facilities, with funding of more than $20 million from Denmark.

The initiative includes the restoration of the historic Arkas Lyceum in the center of Mykolaiv and major repairs to a lyceum in the frontline community of Snihurivka, with both projects building underground shelters so children can study safely during air alerts.

UNOPS also delivered school buses, emergency and fire engines, waste management trucks and medical equipment, and trained local officials in procurement and project management.

“Children need safe schools, patients need quality health care, and families need reliable facilities,” said Marysia Zapasnik, head of UNOPS programs in the region.